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Reliable sources

Well, if you knew about it, you may have pointed me to it as a seeming solution to all my problems Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard--mrg3105 (comms) ♠♥♦♣ 21:36, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Bibliographic?

Is this article MilHist material?--mrg3105 (comms) ♠♥♦♣ 01:18, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

No, I have tagged it for Bio though. Woody (talk) 22:43, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Help requested from Inver471ness; re:Reusing material

Hello Woodym555,

Back in November, when I asked you about republishing my Ranulf I de Soulis article in the magazine of Clan Hay you wrote:

Yep, just point them to the article. Just put a link into the Wikipedia:Copyrights section for the rules on re-using the text. Everything looks good to me. Regards Woodym555 18:46, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, Hay Happenings want to publish the article. It is almost verbatim, but not quite. For instance, I altered the title to: “Ranulf de Soulis, uncle to the William de la Haya, founder of Clan Hay”, made one clarification to distinguish between the two Williams de la Haye, and the editor has omitted the notes. To me, I now have a derivative article.

Having studied Wikipedia Copywrights and Wikipedia Reusers’ Rights and Obligations, I intend to add the phrase, “This article was prepared by ........(my name ). It is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and uses material from the Wikipedia article, Ranulf I de Soules”

(The first sentence is the editor’s).

Please let me know if you agree with how I am handling this, or make suggestions.

One point has occurred to me is that by publishing in Hay Happenings, I have identified myself as the author of the Wikipedia article. This does not concern me. Do you see any objections or complications’?

Thanks for all your previous help! Inver471ness (talk) 18:34, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Newsletter

I've added my bits. Perhaps you could give it the once over and release for distribution? As ever, many thanks, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 23:01, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

appeal of speedy deletion

Hi

I am currently filling in gaps in the football history sections, such as the Tornoi de France 1988 and others using information from the RSSF. I have been basic information for the World Cup of Masters, however speedy deletion on one page Copa do Craque de Masters. I do intend to add more details, but I was just filling in a basic overview first. Could you please remove the speedy deletion.

Thanks - Mr Bagnall (so called becuase thats my name and I am a teacher) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr Bagnall (talk • contribs) 15:35, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks re copy right question, plus two other queries

Woody, I appreciate your prompt reply. Apparently, I was on the right track.

My Wikipedia article,Ranulf de Soulis, is rated as Start Class.I realize that the reader might not find it sufficiently comprehensive. However, I have looked into this matter thoroughly and I seriously doubt that there is more information available or will be forthcoming after nine centuries. I thought that I would like to have its rating considered for revision and tried to follow instructions. However, I could find no project banner on the aricle's talk page on which to add peer-review=yes. I would appreciate your advice as to how to proceed.

If you go to my sandbox you will see that I have written some more text for Clan Hay, Origin of the Clan. I would have finished months ago, except that I ran into difficulty with the two references, got frustrated, and went on to other things. Please look at it and see where I went wrong. It may be the "circa" in the second reference. The Clan Hay article certainly needs improving and I am working on the early parts.

You have been a great help.

Cordially,Inver471ness (talk) 20:19, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Shiny Stuff

		The Original Barnstar
		For your diligence in getting another list of VC-Winners to FL-Status, I am pleased to award you this barnstar. Cheers! Cam (Chat) 23:50, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXVII (May 2008)

The May 2008 issue of the Military history WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 02:33, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Asia United Bank

Hi, an anonymous user has recently raised a concern over your deletion of Asia United Bank. I agree that it qualified for deletion per WP:CSD#G11, but wanted to get your opinion on the notability of this company. If it meets our inclusion standards, a couple of neutral/verifiable paragraphs can be salvaged from the body of promotional text. Let me know what you think. Cheers, ˉˉ^anetode╦╩ 05:39, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Newsletter

I'm not sure if I am allowed to make a change to the letter but I do want to point out that List of German World War II jet aces also made FLC in May. MisterBee1966 (talk) 07:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Woody@nowiki

Hi there! The account Woody on the Norwegian Wikipedia has now been usurped. You can now log in as Woody using the same password as before. Jon Harald Søby (talk) 15:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Awards

I dont have the British award regulations handy, but the American are here [1]. You may want to have a read of them. Its funy that in a Military History Project of all Projects in Wikipedia the recognition of achievement is so loosely understood--mrg3105 (comms) ♠♥♦♣ 23:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Followup from Inver471ness

Woody,

Thanks again. I now understand the difference between the two styles of referencing and prefer the"house" style. I have pasted the new material into the Clan Hay article. It looks OK, but the references did not come out quite as I had expected. I'd appreciate your having a look.

As for the peer review,I had read all the info concerning requesting a review before I contacted you. I must be missing something;I cannot see any WPBiography banner on The Ranulf de Soulis talk page. What happened? What's it look like?.

(I used to follow Newcastle United when I was a kid )Inver471ness (talk) 21:07, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Hughes

Thanks to our Registers of the Victoria Cross minisite at the National archives, I discovered that his first name is gien as Mathew (with one t). Page moved, and full citation given. David Underdown (talk) 14:09, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:WikiProject Portugal‎

Hi, you recently edited this template to add support for nesting, which it ALREADY had, so I suspect there may be some conflicting within the code. Could you possibly revert or modify your edit accordingly?--Ivo ^{talk / contribs} (join Project Portugal) 23:38, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, well. Glad to hear that, then.--Ivo ^{talk / contribs} (join Project Portugal) 23:53, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks from Inver471ness

Woody,

The references look good now. I see they are at the end of the article, rather than where I had them. The next step is for me to really get it into my head as to how to use references-certainly before I write anything else! Concerning the biography template, your explanation could not be clearer. I have submitted my request. Cordially, and with thanks.Inver471ness (talk) 22:12, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Aldershot Town

Apologies about the comma in the title, and thanks for correcting my error, though why on earth someone would want to randomnly make such changes is quite beyond me.♦Tangerines♦·Talk 00:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

A Featured List contest

Grettings. FL directors Scorpion0422 and The Rambling Man have decided to run a contest for FL contributors. We are trying to get some interest in the process and get some FLs for the under-represented topics. If you would like to learn more about this contest, you can find such information here. If you are uninterested in it, then you could still help out by reviewing FLCs submitted by the entrants. Thanks for the time, Scorpion⁰⁴²² 18:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Bob Roberts (footballer) again

Hello again. Some discrepancies have come to light regarding Bob Roberts's date of birth and death, and I have therefore started a list on the article's talk page to log the various sources. Just wondered if you have any Villa-based sources (or any sources really) that could be added to the list? Cheers. --Jameboy (talk) 11:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

JSTOR request

Would you mind getting me this article, on the pacification of the Liberian hinterland: http://www.jstor.org/pss/2717507. Really appreciate it. Kind regards Buckshot06(prof) 11:06, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Russian Air-to-Air Missiles

Thanks for taking care of the Template:Infobox Weapon. I'll try to use it for the Russian AAMs and SAMs!

Germ (talk) 23:01, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Northern Group of Forces

Thanks for reviewing this article; please note I've now improved the aftermath section and did some other copyedits. Does it qualify for a B-class now? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 23:08, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

At Talk:Polish-Austrian War and Talk:Zamość Uprising, could you explain why the "coverage and accuracy" criterium was not met? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 14:32, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Test cricketers

Please take note of my final comment that I will make on this subject and can you please answer my question on [2] ? Thank you. Jolenine (talk) 16:11, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

I have replied over there. I saw it on my watchlist. Regards. Woody (talk) 16:12, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm really sorry, I think that you misunderstood my question. I will reformulate it: How am I supposed to know that those test cricket players are notable if there are not any references/sources that demonstrate that they are really a test cricket player? I mean, they can be people that are simply invented. Therefore, those invented people are not notable. Does it mean that when there is the words "test cricket player", it automatically means that they are notable, regardless of if they really exist or not? Therefore, does it mean that if I create an article about a person that I invented and I say that that person is a test cricket player for ABC country, this article is be considered good and that invented person is notable, regardless of if there is references or not? Thank you and have a nice day. Jolenine (talk) 16:48, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

I've added sources for all the articles on women test players I created. Thank you for pouring oil on troubled waters there. I apologise for becoming irritated at the time, I know we're all here to improve the encyclopedia in our various ways. Thanks again for your patience. Nick mallory (talk) 13:51, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Type 45 - bybye nos 7&8

So I suppose this means the class will never leave port unless attending an aircraft carrier. Oh well, at least the fleet will have good protection. Stupid politicians though - a little less increase in the NHS' budget would have provided for two more destroyers and a lot more besides. John Smith's (talk) 21:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I know what you mean. But in some respects we should be grateful we live in a secure part of the world. People talk about securing trade routes, but we'd need something like the Grand Fleet to do that. Two more destroyers wouldn't help us that much. In many ways I guess we should be worried when the government wants to expand the fleet. John Smith's (talk) 22:15, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:LOTD/WP:LOTM

Congratulations List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients has been selected as a July WP:LOTD. As one of the leading vote-getters, it will appear in the WP:LOTD template for two days as a LOTD. If you have any preference on a days during July let me know before June 24th. If you have any other lists that you feel should be nominated next month please ad them at User:TonyTheTiger/List of the Day/Nominees/200808.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 19:59, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Crimea War VC FLC

Hi Woody. Sorry, I realised when I read your recent note that I'd miss your last request. I'll get a chance tomorrow (just off out now) - you ought to consider that I won't be supporting or opposing, just trying to ensure the standard is as high as possible. I guess, from that perspective, if I don't make any more comments at the FLC you'll know (as will the other FLC director, Scorpion0422) I have no more concerns. I'll do it first thing and when I'm done I'll drop you a line. All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 18:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

It's all good except for William Peel's dates - what's going on there? The Rambling Man (talk) 07:04, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Mil Hist

It was really a matter of habit to put that in there. I sort of wondered why the main page was like that. That makes sense though. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 20:02, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Infobox country

Hi thanks for adding in the legislature field but could you move it below the leaders section I made a mistake on the talk page request thanks. Barryob (Contribs) (Talk) 20:58, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Apologies for the mistake thank again. Barryob (Contribs) (Talk) 21:04, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

AN: barnstar issue

Thank you Woody, for defending my comments. No they were not personal attacks on him but as you have corrected stated on the PC culture in general. I think it's been resolved now. I want to make it clear that I am not a racist. I have a deep admiration for Mexican people and their culture as well as Native Americans. In fact, I have edited an article on an American Indian activist Suzan Shown Harjo whom I admire, and a few articles on Mexican-Americans and their culture Ritchie Valens and lowrider. I'm from California and I grew up with Mexicans and had many Mexican friends, they knew I loved European history ( in fact, they are descended from European Spaniards as well as Indians) and never had problems with it. Anyway, thank you for your unbiased judgement. Cheers.09:18, 25 June 2008 (UTC)jeanne (talk)

SUL

Hi there. I renamed the greek user:Woody at el.wikipedia. You should be able to login with your global username. Cheers, el:User:Dada —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dada (talk • contribs) 18:22, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks ...

for keeping an eye on my talk page and actioning things as necessary. It really is appreciated. Things are (temporarily) a bit frantic in RL. We've got major building works at home and nothing going either smoothly or to schedule. Thanks again, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 19:53, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

SUL (es.wikibooks)

Please look at q:es:Usuario Discusión:Woody. LadyInGrey.